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Given the reaction below, which is the reduced substance?

Mg + Cl2 mc006-1.jpg Mg2+ + 2Clmc006-2.jpg

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In the reaction:
Mg + Cl2 --> Mg2+ + 2Cl-

The reduced substance is the substance that the gained electron/s.
Looking at the substances:
Mg has a neutral charge, after the reaction, it gained a charge of 2+. This means, it lost 2 electrons.
Cl2 has a neutral charge, after the reaction, it gained a charge of -1. This means it gained 2 electrons.

Therefore, the reduced substance is Cl2.

the reduced substance is Cl2.

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